Modelling Success in Action

What if burnout isn't about working too hard? What if it's about working out of alignment?

In this episode, we sit down with tech COO and founder Laura Fortey to explore why so many driven people hit a wall, and what it actually takes to build a business that doesn't cost you everything. We dig into the difference between hustling and flowing, why resentment is a signal worth listening to, and how finding your flow state, even outside of work, can unlock more creativity, clarity, and momentum than any productivity hack ever will.

If you've ever felt like you're doing everything right but still running on empty, this conversation will reframe everything.

Laura Fortey is a Tech COO, co-founder of REITIUM, and the founder of Flow State Founder, an accelerator and community for women scaling businesses in flow, not burnout. She's known for blending operations, strategy, and human-first leadership to help founders grow sustainably while staying aligned in business and life.

Find Laura at Flowstatefounder.ca 

https://www.instagram.com/lauramariefortey

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What if the biggest thing holding your business back… is you?

In this episode, we are joined by Randy Rosales of Freelance Latin America, as he shares his experience with the mindset shift every entrepreneur eventually has to make: letting go. We talk about why business owners often become the bottleneck in their own companies, how trust and clear systems create stronger teams, and why delegation is the key to buying back your time and focusing on the work that actually grows the business.

How do you hand over control of the wheel and trust that your team get the car home safely? This conversation is for every leader who has felt overwhelmed, stuck doing everything themselves, or hesitant to hand off important tasks.

Randy Rosales is the Founder and CEO of Freelance Latin America, a North American staffing agency that removes the friction from hiring remote workers by providing fully managed, highly skilled virtual professionals from across Latin America. 

He founded the company in 2017 to connect the incredible talent pool in LatAM with better work opportunities, driven by his personal experience during a severe economic crisis in Venezuela. 

Today, Randy empowers North American business owners to grow their companies and buy back their time while simultaneously creating life-changing opportunities for professionals in Latin America.

Contact Info & Links

• Website: freelancelatam.com
• Freelance Latin America profiles: @freelancelatam (Instagram and TikTok) Freelance Latin America (LinkedIn/Facebook) 
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/freelancelatam/ 
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freelancelatam 
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FreelanceLatinAmerica 
• X: https://x.com/freelance_bizz 
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/freelancelatinamericaTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@freelancelatam 
• Email: [email protected]
• @randyrosalesm (Instagram and TikTok)
• https://www.instagram.com/randyrosalesm/ 
• https://www.tiktok.com/@randyrosalesm?_r=1&_t=ZS-93Cx4xUGdCG 
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randy-rosales?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base_contact_details%3BZO2adEgTTO%2BOMDqN68fJQw%3D%3D
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1AFDDMHFjR/?mibextid=wwXIfr

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So many of us get stick in our heads, trying to think out way out of discomfort. In this episode,  somatic psychotherapist and sexologist Marie-Pier helps us embrace the truth most of us try to avoid: there is no way out - only a way through.

Over thinking and self talk can be subtle ways we try to protect ourselves from being truly seen. She invites us to notice these patterns that quietly block intimacy,  and use vulnerability and even shame as a doorway back to connection.

If you’ve ever felt stuck in analysis, muted desire, or repetitive relationship dynamics, this episode is an invitation to slow down, feel deeper, and rediscover what real vulnerability makes possible.

Marie-Pier Gilbert is a somatic psychotherapist, sexologist, and guide into embodied relating. Her work lives at the intersection of attachment, vulnerability, sensual intelligence, wholeness in those quiet places where we learn to come back home to ourselves. She is also the author of the upcoming book The Paradox of Womanhood, an exploration of desire, devotion, and the courage it takes to live fully and freely. 

Find her at http://authenticcounselling.ca

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Have you ever held yourself back by thinking "when I'm X I can finally X"? This week's guest Rhiannon Foster, founder of Real Estate Obsessed, knows all about that, and the liberation that comes from finally deciding to cash that cheque! 

Together we explore the moment everything changes; when you start trusting yourself.

We explore what self-trust actually looks like in real life, and how this grounded presence creates better outcomes than trying to say the “right” thing. Rhinannon shares how she blends boundaries, emotional awareness, and authenticity to create better client and personal relationships. 

If you’ve ever overthought an interaction, replayed conversations afterward, or worried about how you were perceived, this episode offers a different model: success comes from participating fully in the moment, not managing yourself from the outside.

Rhiannon Foster is an award-winning Vancouver Realtor and founder of Real Estate Obsessed, specializing in transitional real estate...downsizing, divorce, estates, and major life moves. With over 15 years in the industry and a stack of negotiation credentials, she’s known for blending razor-sharp strategy with heart, humour, and real-world guidance. She helps people make smart moves in emotional moments, without losing their minds or their money.

Contact Info / Links:

• Website: https://rhiannon-foster.c21.ca/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rhiannonafoster/
• Email: [email protected]

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Ever wondered what might change if you could just stop managing your life and start participating in it? This week's guest, Quynh Nguyen shows actually found out. She shares how old everyday habits like complaining, over-functioning, and people-pleasing used to shape her energy, but now her intentional anchoring and the ACPC framework (Alignment, Consideration, Participation, Consistency) have helped her create clearer, calmer, and more meaningful relationships. 

Join us as you discover what it feels like to slow down, choose alignment, and discover how connected participation opens up new possibilities in work, community, and life. 

Quynh Nguyen is an Event Marketing Strategist who designs experiences where people, purpose and possibility meet. Known for connecting ideas to execution and brands to communities, her work is rooted in relationship-driven marketing, thoughtful design and meaningful human connection.

Connect with Quynh:

Instagram: @qanda.eventsolutions (Reads: Q and A Event Solutions)

LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/quynh-nguyen-05450b23

Phone: 604-830-3592 

Virtual Meeting: Inquire about Events - 15 Minute Meeting

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Are you ready to meet Karma? Your next opportunity might be walking past you right now. 

In this episode, I sit down with business coach DA to explore how something as simple as going for a walk and talking to strangers can become a powerful pathway to opportunity, insight, and success. 

We talk about why real connection requires stepping out of your comfort zone, how actually liking yourself changes the way you show up with others, and what it looks like to build your life by being curious rather than closed off.

Doug Anderson is known as "DA".  A nickname from U. Vic. days back in the 70's. He helps business owners succeed. His company DA Top Talent has helped over 500 hundred business owners over the past 35 years. 

His passion is to provide world-class business advisory services for entrepreneurs and business owners.  He am dedicated to helping people achieve and succeed.

Check out his LinkedIn page "DATopTalent": 

https://www.linkedin.com/company/da-top-talent/?viewAsMember=true

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Midlife can be confusing, emotional and frustrating, but it can also be a source of clarity, confidence, and power.  In this episode, Sally Thibault shares her personal and professional experience of moving gracefully through midlife feeling strong, clear and unapologetic! 

Together we explore the midlife transition through a lens of intuition, emotional honesty, and self-trust. We talk about what really changes during perimenopause and menopause (beyond hormones), why so many high-achieving women feel unrecognizable during this phase, and how letting go of old rules can unlock a more authentic way of leading, living, and working.

Sally Thibault is an international keynote speaker, bestselling author, podcast host and Menopause in the Workplace workshop facilitator, with over four decades of experience spanning fitness, wellness, and personal transformation

An EFT Trainer and Coach with a strong background in counselling, she is known for her blend of science-backed insight and timeless wisdom. Her recently released book Strong Clear and Unapologetic, Mid-life Reimagined, features her iconic 10 Principles of Wellness, empowering high-achieving women to reclaim their energy, confidence, and voice in midlife. 

Website https://www.mid-lifereimagined.com
Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/sallythibault.1

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/sallythibault
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/sallythibault
Youtube https://www.youtube.com/sallythibault

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Struggle isn’t a failure; it’s a part of being human. But so many of us give up when the going gets tough or we get into resentment and wonder "why me?". Not Dr Bobby Parmar though. 

In this episode, we talk about how accepting the up's and down's of life as thet are creates more resilience, clarity, and forward momentum. When you stop debating reality and start working with it, action becomes easier—and change actually sticks.

Dr. Bobby Parmar is a Vancouver-based naturopathic doctor passionate about using evidence-informed medicine to prevent and treat chronic health concerns. He co-founded Gravity Health and Mint Integrative, creating education-based clinics and advanced training platforms for clinicians in hormone prescribing and IV iron infusions. He also leads online education initiatives like The Histamine Code and iron deficiency advocacy projects, while speaking nationally on women’s health and progressive clinical care.

Connect with Bobby on his website: https://drbobbyparmar.com/ or though Instagram @docparmar_nd @mint_integrative @gravityhealthclinics

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High performers are taught to push through stress, ignore discomfort, and keep going, but that only lasts until the body says no. In this episode, Kara Kalin takes us into her model of the world, sharing her personal discovery that we simply can’t outthink nervous system distress. Together, we explore how stress gets stored in the nervous system, and why so many capable, driven people hit invisible walls despite doing “everything right.”

We put the difference between coping and true processing on the table, and get into Kara's method for creating a real shift. This episode will change how you see stress, resilience, and healing.

Kara Kalin is the founder and CEO of Shift Change, a neuroscience-based platform transforming how individuals and organizations respond to stress and trauma. As a Registered Clinical Counsellor with advanced EMDR training and former Team Canada coach, she integrates neuroscience and lived experience to create accessible, anonymous spaces for nervous system processing. Her work challenges conventional therapy by focusing on prevention — helping high-performers process stress before breakdown occurs.

Websites:

• shiftchange.life
• karakalin.com

Social Media:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karakalin/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karakalin.shiftchange/

Book:

• Co-authored chapter in "Mosai Messages" - https://www.amazon.ca/Mosai-Messages-Transformational-Authentic-Leaders/dp/196109861X

About Shift Change: Daily anonymous, non-verbal EMDR sessions for processing stress and trauma before it becomes chronic. Prevention-focused care designed for high-stress professionals and anyone carrying too much for too long. Visit shiftchange.life to learn more.

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You have all the degrees and certifications and all the metrics to back up your product or service but you're just not making the sales. Does this sound familiar?

Lucky for you, this episode with sales coach Lisa van Reeuwyk reframes everything. We explore why storytelling builds trust faster than credentials, how purpose-driven and introverted business owners can grow without becoming “salesy,” and why clarity is the real foundation of sustainable success.

This conversation dives into defining success on your own terms, creating systems that support follow-through, and using your story as a powerful bridge between the work you love and the people who need it.

Lisa van Reeuwyk is best known for dropping a quote in almost any situation and asking the kind of questions that crack you wide open. She is a multi-certified coach, best-selling author, TV host and producer, girl mom, and founder of Bloom Business Development. Through her signature programs, people invest in private coaching and training to reclaim their clarity, trust their inner compass, and build businesses rooted in purpose and power.

• Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bloomlisa/
• LinkedIN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisavanreeuwyk/
• BLOG -  https://bloomlisa.com/blog/

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